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Title:	Clinical, psychopathological, and personality characteristics associated with ADHD among individuals seeking treatment for gambling disorder
Author:	Aymamí, Maria Neus; Jiménez-Murcia, Susana; Granero, Roser; Ramos Quiroga, Josep Antoni; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Claes, Laurence; Sauvaget, Anne; Grall-Bronnec, Marie; Gómez-Peña, Mónica; Savvidou, Lamprini G.; Fagundo, Ana Beatriz; Del Pino Gutiérrez, Amparo; Moragas, Laura; Casas, Miquel; Penelo, Eva; Menchón Magriñá, José Manuel
Other authors:	Universitat de Barcelona
Abstract:	Objectives: (1) To assess the current presence of ADHD symptoms among patients seeking treatment for gambling disorder; (2) to explore clinical and sociodemographic differences between patients who score high and low on the measure of ADHD symptoms; (3) to analyze whether the presence of ADHD symptoms is associated with more severe psychopathology and with specific personality traits; (4) to analyze the mediating role of ADHD symptoms in the relationship between novelty seeking and gambling severity. Method: A total of 354 consecutive patients were administered an extensive battery assessing gambling behavior, psychopathology, and personality traits. Results: Male and female gamblers did not differ significantly in their mean scores on the ADHD measure. However, younger participants aged 18-35 scored higher. Higher ADHD scores were also associated with greater severity of gambling disorder and more general psychopathology. Regarding personality traits, high persistence and self-directedness were negatively related to ADHD scores, while in women alone a positive correlation was found between ADHD scores and scores on harm avoidance and self-transcendence. Conclusion: The presence of ADHD symptoms in both male and female gambling disorder patients may act as an indicator of the severity of gambling, general psychopathology, and dysfunctional personality traits.
Subject(s):	-Personalitat -Trastorns per dèficit d'atenció en els adults -Jocs d'atzar -Addictes -Psicopatologia -Personality -Attention-deficit disorder in adults -Gambling -Addicts -Pathological psychology
Rights:	cc-by (c) Aymamí, Maria Neus et al., 2015 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es
Document type:	Article Article - Published version
Published by:	Hindawi
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